His girlfriend was reportedly ‘devastated’ to see his tattooed transformation, but Cropp says she has come around.

‘A week before I got out I taped a picture of my face to the inside of an envelope so my partner could see it - she was devastated - but now she likes it and can't see me without it.’

He claims to social media to help fight the stigma around tattoos: ‘I still don't think people should be judged by the tattoos on their face - but I know it will keep happening unless I do something about it.’